Kane, Hossa help Chicago Blackhawks rally to beat Calgary Flames 3-2 in shootout
CALGARY – Patrick Kane scored once in regulation then had the shootout winner Saturday night as the Chicago Blackhawks, backed by 45 saves from Ray Emery, won 3-2 over the Calgary Flames in a wild game.
Nunavut gets rough introduction to Canadian junior curling championships
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – Nunavut had a tough introduction to the Canadian junior curling championships on Saturday.
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'Girls,' 'Sugar Man' earn Directors Guild honours; show could prove another big win for 'Argo'
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – “Girls” star Lena Dunham has won the TV comedy directing prize from the Directors Guild of America, while the musical portrait “Searching for Sugar Man” earned the documentary award.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – “Girls” star Lena Dunham has won the TV comedy directing prize from the Directors Guild of America, while the musical portrait “Searching for Sugar Man” earned the documentary award.
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ANA in talks with Boeing to speed up 777 jet deliveries: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan's All Nippon Airways is in talk s with U.S. aircraft maker Boeing Co to speed up the delivery of three 777 jetliners as its fleet of 787 Dreamliner airplanes remains grounded with undiagnosed battery problems, the Nikkei newspaper said on Sunday. All 50 Boeing 787s worldwide remain grounded as authorities in the United States, Japan and France investigate a battery fire in Boston on January 7 and a separate battery failure that forced a second 787 to make an emergency landing in Japan a week later. …
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan's All Nippon Airways is in talk s with U.S. aircraft maker Boeing Co to speed up the delivery of three 777 jetliners as its fleet of 787 Dreamliner airplanes remains grounded with undiagnosed battery problems, the Nikkei newspaper said on Sunday. All 50 Boeing 787s worldwide remain grounded as authorities in the United States, Japan and France investigate a battery fire in Boston on January 7 and a separate battery failure that forced a second 787 to make an emergency landing in Japan a week later. … seenewstoday.com : Top News updates
Adrian Peterson's sensational season earns his first MVP, beating Peyton Manning
NEW ORLEANS – Adrian Peterson’s sensational season following major knee surgery has earned him The Associated Press 2012 NFL Most Valuable Player Award.
Canada's Alex Gough wins bronze in women's singles at luge world championships
WHISTLER, B.C. – Calgary’s Alex Gough added another medal to her collection Saturday when she earned a bronze in women’s singles at the FIL Luge World Championships.
NEW ORLEANS – Adrian Peterson’s sensational season following major knee surgery has earned him The Associated Press 2012 NFL Most Valuable Player Award.
Canada's Alex Gough wins bronze in women's singles at luge world championships
WHISTLER, B.C. – Calgary’s Alex Gough added another medal to her collection Saturday when she earned a bronze in women’s singles at the FIL Luge World Championships.
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Spaniards avoid sweep as Granollers and Lopez prevail in Davis Cup doubles
VANCOUVER – Spain staved off Davis Cup elimination Saturday as Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez came back to beat Canada’s Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil in doubles action.
Mali hails "savior" Hollande, he says fight not over
TIMB UKTU, Mali/BAMAKO (Reuters) – Cheering, grateful Malians mobbed French President Francois Hollande on Saturday as he visited French troops fighting Islamist jihadist rebels, and he pledged France would finish the job of restoring government control in the Sahel state. In a one-day trip to Mali accompanied by his ministers for defense, foreign affairs and development, Hollande was hailed as a liberator in the ancient northern city of Timbuktu, which French and Malian forces retook from the rebels six days ago. …
Video of protester stripped and beaten fires Egypt fury
CAIRO (Reuters) – After eight days of protests that killed nearly 60 people, a video of one demonstrator stripped naked, dragged across the ground and beaten with truncheons by helmeted riot police has fired Egyptians to a new level of outrage. Hamada Saber, 48, lay in a police hospital on Saturday, the morning after he was shown on television naked, covered in soot and thrashed by half a dozen policemen who had pulled him to an armoured vehicle near the presidential palace. …
VANCOUVER – Spain staved off Davis Cup elimination Saturday as Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez came back to beat Canada’s Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil in doubles action.
Mali hails "savior" Hollande, he says fight not over
TIMB UKTU, Mali/BAMAKO (Reuters) – Cheering, grateful Malians mobbed French President Francois Hollande on Saturday as he visited French troops fighting Islamist jihadist rebels, and he pledged France would finish the job of restoring government control in the Sahel state. In a one-day trip to Mali accompanied by his ministers for defense, foreign affairs and development, Hollande was hailed as a liberator in the ancient northern city of Timbuktu, which French and Malian forces retook from the rebels six days ago. … Video of protester stripped and beaten fires Egypt fury
CAIRO (Reuters) – After eight days of protests that killed nearly 60 people, a video of one demonstrator stripped naked, dragged across the ground and beaten with truncheons by helmeted riot police has fired Egyptians to a new level of outrage. Hamada Saber, 48, lay in a police hospital on Saturday, the morning after he was shown on television naked, covered in soot and thrashed by half a dozen policemen who had pulled him to an armoured vehicle near the presidential palace. …
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Venezuela's Maduro accuses rival of "conspiring" against country
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro accused opposition leader Henrique Capriles on Saturday of "conspiring" against the OPEC nation during meetings in neighboring Colombia, stepping up his attacks on his most likely potential election rival. The government is upbeat about President Hugo Chavez's recovery from cancer surgery in Cuba. But the socialist maverick has not been seen in public or heard from in eight weeks, calling into question the future of his self-styled revolution. …
Deschamps has goal, two assists to lead Marlies to 4-2 win over Bulldogs
TORONTO – Nicolas Deschamps had a goal and two assists as the Toronto Marlies rallied for a 4-2 win over the Hamilton Bulldogs in AHL action Saturday.
Extreme-right supporters stage big Athens march
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- More than 5,000 supporters of Greece’s extreme-right Golden Dawn party have marched past the U.S. Embassy in Athens, chanting anti-Turkish, anti-U.S. and anti-immigrant slogans to commemorate a 1996 border incident that caused a crisis between Greece and Turkey.
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro accused opposition leader Henrique Capriles on Saturday of "conspiring" against the OPEC nation during meetings in neighboring Colombia, stepping up his attacks on his most likely potential election rival. The government is upbeat about President Hugo Chavez's recovery from cancer surgery in Cuba. But the socialist maverick has not been seen in public or heard from in eight weeks, calling into question the future of his self-styled revolution. … Deschamps has goal, two assists to lead Marlies to 4-2 win over Bulldogs
TORONTO – Nicolas Deschamps had a goal and two assists as the Toronto Marlies rallied for a 4-2 win over the Hamilton Bulldogs in AHL action Saturday.
Extreme-right supporters stage big Athens march
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- More than 5,000 supporters of Greece’s extreme-right Golden Dawn party have marched past the U.S. Embassy in Athens, chanting anti-Turkish, anti-U.S. and anti-immigrant slogans to commemorate a 1996 border incident that caused a crisis between Greece and Turkey.
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Twin polar bear cubs born last fall, not yet named, to go on display at northwest Ohio zoo
TOLEDO, Ohio – Twin polar bears born at a northwest Ohio zoo are expected to go on display this spring.
Bourque, Desharnais score two goals each to lead Habs past Sabres 6-1
Rene Bourque and David Desharnais each scored twice to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 6-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday afternoon at the Bell Centre.
TOLEDO, Ohio – Twin polar bears born at a northwest Ohio zoo are expected to go on display this spring.
Bourque, Desharnais score two goals each to lead Habs past Sabres 6-1
Rene Bourque and David Desharnais each scored twice to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 6-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday afternoon at the Bell Centre.
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Liberal leadership candidates hold interview-style debate in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG – The nine people vying for the federal Liberal leadership took part in a low-key, interview-style debate in Winnipeg today.
Sidney Crosby has goal, 2 assists as Penguins beat Devils 5-1 for first home win
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz each had a goal and two assists, and the Pittsburgh Penguins picked up their first home victory of the season by beating the New Jersey Devils 5-1 Sunday.
Halfpipe skier Simon d'Artois injured in fall, airlifted to hospital
PARK CITY, Utah – Halfpipe skier Simon d’Artois of Whistler, B.C., has been airlifted to a hospital after falling hard on his head and shoulder Saturday.
Yemen says intercepted ship carrying weapons was Iranian
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen confirmed on Saturday that a ship intercepted last month off its coast was an Iranian vessel trying to smuggle explosives and surface-to-air missiles to the country, the state news agency Saba reported. Officials in Washington said earlier this week that the seizure of the ship on January 23 had been coordinated with the U.S. Navy and that the intercepted shipment was believed to have been from Iran and destined for insurgents, likely to be Shi’ite Muslim Houthi rebels mainly based in northern Yemen. …
WINNIPEG – The nine people vying for the federal Liberal leadership took part in a low-key, interview-style debate in Winnipeg today.
Sidney Crosby has goal, 2 assists as Penguins beat Devils 5-1 for first home win
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz each had a goal and two assists, and the Pittsburgh Penguins picked up their first home victory of the season by beating the New Jersey Devils 5-1 Sunday.
Halfpipe skier Simon d'Artois injured in fall, airlifted to hospital
PARK CITY, Utah – Halfpipe skier Simon d’Artois of Whistler, B.C., has been airlifted to a hospital after falling hard on his head and shoulder Saturday.
Yemen says intercepted ship carrying weapons was Iranian
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen confirmed on Saturday that a ship intercepted last month off its coast was an Iranian vessel trying to smuggle explosives and surface-to-air missiles to the country, the state news agency Saba reported. Officials in Washington said earlier this week that the seizure of the ship on January 23 had been coordinated with the U.S. Navy and that the intercepted shipment was believed to have been from Iran and destined for insurgents, likely to be Shi’ite Muslim Houthi rebels mainly based in northern Yemen. …
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Turkey: Embassy bombers cling to Cold War ideology
ISTANBUL (AP) -- Long before al-Qaida, when the Cold War gripped the world, leftist terrorists staged spectacular attacks in a doomed campaign to overthrow governments and impose their vision of a socialist utopia. The bulk of these extremist groups eventually drift ed into oblivion, gutted by police pressure, internal rifts and an ideology undercut by communism's fall.
'Scandal' star Kerry Washington wins 3 trophies NAACP Image Awards
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Kerry Washington was a triple threat at the NAACP Image Awards.
Yemini military: Town seized from al-Qaida
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- The Yemeni military says it has wrested control of a southern town from al-Qaida fighters after three days of clashes that killed 17 people.
Syrian rebels advance near Aleppo airport
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian rebels captured a strategic neighborhood near Aleppo's international airport on Saturday, putting opposition fighters in control of a key road that the regime has used to ferry supplies and reinforcements to soldiers fighting in the embattled northern city, activists said.
ISTANBUL (AP) -- Long before al-Qaida, when the Cold War gripped the world, leftist terrorists staged spectacular attacks in a doomed campaign to overthrow governments and impose their vision of a socialist utopia. The bulk of these extremist groups eventually drift ed into oblivion, gutted by police pressure, internal rifts and an ideology undercut by communism's fall. 'Scandal' star Kerry Washington wins 3 trophies NAACP Image Awards
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Kerry Washington was a triple threat at the NAACP Image Awards.
Yemini military: Town seized from al-Qaida
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- The Yemeni military says it has wrested control of a southern town from al-Qaida fighters after three days of clashes that killed 17 people.
Syrian rebels advance near Aleppo airport
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian rebels captured a strategic neighborhood near Aleppo's international airport on Saturday, putting opposition fighters in control of a key road that the regime has used to ferry supplies and reinforcements to soldiers fighting in the embattled northern city, activists said. seenewstoday.com : Top News updates
Sabic's Geleen chemical plant drops output as workers strike
KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – A strike by workers at the SABIC Europe Chemicals Geleen plant in the Netherlands has lowered production, the company’s Saudi Arabian owner said on Saturday, without specifying by how much. Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) said in a bourse statement that talks with a labor union over working conditions had not yet been successful and that it did not know what impact the strike would have on profits or production. …
Pakistani officials say death toll from Taliban attack on army post now 23
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistani officials say death toll from Taliban attack on army post now 23.
Pakistan: Toll from army post attack rises to 8
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistani officials say the death toll from a pre-dawn Taliban assault on an army post in the country's northwest has risen to eight. They say 12 attackers also died.
KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – A strike by workers at the SABIC Europe Chemicals Geleen plant in the Netherlands has lowered production, the company’s Saudi Arabian owner said on Saturday, without specifying by how much. Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) said in a bourse statement that talks with a labor union over working conditions had not yet been successful and that it did not know what impact the strike would have on profits or production. …
Pakistani officials say death toll from Taliban attack on army post now 23
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistani officials say death toll from Taliban attack on army post now 23. Pakistan: Toll from army post attack rises to 8
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistani officials say the death toll from a pre-dawn Taliban assault on an army post in the country's northwest has risen to eight. They say 12 attackers also died. seenewstoday.com : Top News updates
Ahmadinejad unveils Iran's newest fighter jet
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has unveiled the country’s newest fighter jet, which officials claim can evade radar.
Egypt 'bodyguards' take stand against sex assault
CAIRO (AP) -- With bright neon vests and hardhats gleaming at dusk, a dozen Egyptian volunteers fanned out through Cairo’s crowded Tahrir Square. Their project: end a surge in sexual assaults on women that activists say has become the darkest stain on the country’s opposition street movement.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has unveiled the country’s newest fighter jet, which officials claim can evade radar.
Egypt 'bodyguards' take stand against sex assault
CAIRO (AP) -- With bright neon vests and hardhats gleaming at dusk, a dozen Egyptian volunteers fanned out through Cairo’s crowded Tahrir Square. Their project: end a surge in sexual assaults on women that activists say has become the darkest stain on the country’s opposition street movement.
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